Really Stupid Moms Across America Scaremongering About Glyphosate in Wines
Moms: Get a clue-organic wines are carcinogens.
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The Internet Turns a Chatbot Into a Nazi
Microsoft released a simulacrum of a teenager into the digital wild. Guess what happened next!
How Rock Music (Mostly) Defeated Castro's Censorship
The Rolling Stones prepare their historic concert in a country that once banned the Beatles and still harasses artistic free expression
New York City Bans Smokeless Tobacco At the Ballpark
The Big Apple becomes the latest city to embrace "over-legislating the human race" at sporting events.
The Little Sisters of the Poor Case Isn't About Contraception. It's About When the Government Can Force You to Violate Your Conscience.
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case today.
Dear Conservatives: Don't Peddle Racist Garbage If You Are Not Racist
Their growing flirtation with the sick anti-immigration dystopia, Camp of Saints, is disturbing
The Case of the Catfish Cartel
Why Mississippi's catfish industry asked the government to regulate it more tightly
New York Is the Last State to End Ban on MMA Fighting Events
You are now free to beat each other up (consensually) around the country.
Brussels Terrorist Attack: Refuse to Be Afraid!
"Je suis en terrasse!" as the Parisians say.
Ted Cruz Wants Special Police Patrols in Muslim Communities. Ask NYPD How That Went for Them.
(Spoiler: It alienated people and didn't uncover radicals.)
The Nanny Always Wins: Daily Fantasy Sports Stop Operations in New York
DraftKings, FanDuel hoping for legislation to give them permission to exist.
This Is Your Last Weekend to See the National Gallery's Power and Pathos Exhibition
What ancient art says about 21st-century America.
Is Trump a 'Master Wizard' Who Uses Mental Tricks to Influence Voters?
So says Dilbert creator Scott Adams, who predicts The Donald will win the presidency in a landslide.
Here's a Federal Program That Actually Does Prevent Foodborne Illnesses
It's based on research and sharing information, not on more regulations.
Cheerios Maker General Mills Knuckles Under to Vermont's Mandatory GMO Labeling
Just another stupid regulatory cost with no discernible benefits to people
A U.S. Department of the Future Is a Really Bad Idea
Unfortunately, there is no shortage of would-be Secretaries of the Future.
You Put Your Politics Into My Sports!
Listen to Anthony Fisher and Matt Welch talk about the bloody intersection between policy and sports on Sirius XM channel 121 at noon ET
Can Ethereum Restore Online Freedom and Transform the Internet?
"It will impact every aspect of our existence."
The Say-Anything Campaign
Donald Trump has blown apart the boundaries of acceptable American political speech
Donald Trump's Say-Anything Campaign
How the billionaire populist has blown apart the boundaries of acceptable political discourse
Movie Review: Midnight Special
Michael Shannon and Kirsten Dunst on a strange sci-fi road trip.
NCAA Exploits its Players, But Who Doesn't Love Some March Madness Bracketology?
College basketball's tournament is compelling, but ethically compromised.
Zealous Anti-Prostitution Prosecutor Paid for Sex Hundreds of Times
While cracking down on prostitution in Michigan, Stuart Dunnings III was routinely shelling out money for sexual services, authorities say.
Camp of Saints Is a Sick Racist Dystopia and Conservatives Shouldn't Have Anything to Do With It
Restrictionists should try making their case without reviving this vile French book
Good and Bad in New State Sexual-Assault Bills
A look at 12 new anti-rape measures gaining traction in the states.
How Drone Kills Happen: "Eye in the Sky" Dramatizes Techno-Moral Dilemma
Director Gavin Hood on the legal and ethical questions surrounding drone strikes.
Before You Puke out Your First St. Patrick's Day Guinness, Take a Visit to Bordertown
Listen to Matt Welch, Kmele Foster, and Gustavo Arellano on Sirius XM channel 121 at Noon ET
Cubs Manager Joe Maddon, on Chicago's New Tobacco Ban: 'I'm not into over-legislating the human race'
Grown man in uniform makes considerably more sense than Chicago politicians
Bernie Backs Anti-GMO Superstition: Votes Against Voluntary Labeling
Sanders is basically enabling an unscientific disinformation campaign.
Alabama Bill to End State Marriage Licensing Back for New Vote
Have whatever ceremony you want (or not) and just file your paperwork.
Can the Blockchain Kill Uber? Free State Project Participant Launches "Arcade City"
Can a truly peer-to-peer Ethereum-powered rideshare app beat the big guys: Uber and government?
Klingon Language, Pointy Ears, 'Mood and Theme' of Star Trek All Copyrighted, Paramount Claims
To boldly go where IP law has gone before.
Serial Resignations at Breitbart News After the Michelle Fields Manhandling Incident
Fields, Ben Shapiro, and at least four others leave the conservative rabble-rousing site
Expelled Yale Basketball Captain Says Sex Was Consensual—They Spent Night Together Afterward
Is Jack Montague a victim of Title IX overreach and due process abridgment?
Was the 'Libertarian Moment' Wishful Thinking? Cato Debates This Wednesday
Come see Matt Welch, David Boaz, Conor Friedersdorf, and Ramesh Ponnuru March 16 at 6 p.m. ET
March Madness Is Here! Let's All Pretend We Don't Gamble.
Forty million Americans will bet on the college basketball tourney even though it's not really legal.
Slut-Shaming 'Johns' Shouldn't Be Sanctioned by Police
Public shaming in the Internet era can have lasting and wide-reaching effects.
David Bowie Was a Time Traveler from Our Hyper-Personalized Future
The star who made it cool to be a freak
Friday A/V Club: The First Presidential Debate of the Broadcast Era
The central topic: Should the U.S. ban the Communist Party?
Six Percent of Americans Have Accepted Payment for Sex
For those ages 30-44, it rises to almost 10 percent. But most Americans still think prostitution is "morally wrong."
Movie Review: Eye in the Sky
Helen Mirren in a tense military morality tale.
Chinese Government Licenses Living Buddhas, Regulates Reincarnation
Atheist government seeks religious control.
